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Retrain the Brain for Health
Learn how advanced neural retraining methods can address mental, emotional and physical health. Each episode focuses on a health issue, client story or a practitioner. Formerly named the Flourish with Functional Nutrition podcast (episodes 1-28). Please note that the information we share in this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical care.
Episode 43: MAP for Empaths with Dana Da Ponte
Join me for episode 43 where we talk with Dana Da Ponte, a professional intuitive, artist, and a MAP Method Practitioner from Calgary, Canada. We talk about her journey, her work with the Empaths, Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) and Intuitives and how she helps people manage anxiety, overwhelm, negative thinking and self-sabotage patterns. Learn about how she uses the phases of the moon as a support system for Highly Sensitive People in her Moon Mapping Year and Art Journaling programs and the emotional and creative benefits. Listen until the end to hear how you can learn more about Dana’s work.
In this episode we discuss:
- How Dana’s work as an intuitive expanded to include the MAP Method.
- The unique characteristics of Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) and Empaths.
- The differences between HSPs and Empaths (emotional/physical).
- How Dana uses the phases of the moon to release stuck energies.
- Some of the benefits her clients have experienced with MAP sessions.
- The effectiveness of MAP for chronic anxiety and its physical manifestations.
Don’t miss
episode 31
where MAP Practitioner, Amy Soule, and I discuss Frequently Asked Questions about the MAP Method™ of advanced neural retraining. For more information on Dana’s approach and services, please visit
danadaponte.com and sign up to get her free Creative Moon Guide which is delivered to your inbox every full and new moon. Or join her free community
Art Journaling with the Moon for Intuitive Healing
Episode 42: MAP for Cancer - Kathy's Story
Join me for episode 42 where we talk with my client, Kathy, about her experience with the advanced neural retraining technique, known as the MAP Method, for stage 4 breast cancer. We discuss the book Radical Remission by Kelly A. Turner, PhD and the three radical remission factors that we worked on using the MAP Method. Hear Kathy talk about the connection between stuck emotions and cancer and why releasing them was a key to her recovery.
In this episode we discuss:
- Kathy’s training in massage therapy, Reiki, EFT, cranio-sacral, Matrix Energetics, Healing Touch and more, all of which have an emotional release component.
- How she experienced her first MAP session and the feeling of calm that followed.
- How MAP sessions have helped her be more mindful of her thoughts and reactions.
- Her insights about the negative emotions that were “eating her” to the presence of cancer that was “eating her” on a physiological level.
- The benefits she gained from MAP sessions, including stronger reasons for living, improved sleep, deepened spiritual connections, and feelings of peace and joy.
- Comparison of the effectiveness of the MAP Method with therapy or body work for resolving stuck emotions.
- We discuss the benefits of releasing stuck emotions as a prevention strategy.
- How patterns of anxiety and other negative emotions can amplify current experiences of anxiety.
- How MAP sessions can help shift a sympathetic-dominant person to a parasympathetic state to enable optimization of other treatments and therapies.
- Benefits of MAP sessions as an adjunct to conventional treatments.
Don’t miss
episode 29 where the founder of the MAP Method™ of advanced neural retraining talks about the origins of the method, the research behind it and the applications. To learn more about the MAP Method please visit
www.mapcoachinginstitute.com. For more information on my work with MAP for chronic health issues, please join my Facebook group
Mind ReMAP for Health or visit
MindReMAPforHealth.com to sign up for your introductory session or a free 15-minute consultation by phone.
Episode 41: MAP for Emotional Trauma - Aaron's Story
Join me for episode 41 where we talk with my client Aaron about his experience with MAP sessions, a method of advanced neural retraining, for emotional trauma from childhood experiences. The MAP Method can address memories of all kinds including the emotional and the physical, for example trauma from injuries or surgeries, and this includes unconsciously held memories. Hear about what it is like to be in a MAP session, the emotional, mental and physical benefits he experienced after 3 sessions and why he would recommend the method to others.
In this episode we discuss:
- How Aaron learned about the MAP Method and why he decided to try it.
- Aaron’s experience with talk therapy and how it compares with MAP.
- How working with a childhood trauma memory in a MAP session changed his relationship to it and unburdened him in more ways than he expected.
- The framework we use in MAP sessions and how clients are initiated to the method.
- Why we choose an emotional topic for the introductory 60-minute session.
- What we mean when we talk about “neutralizing” memories.
- How MAP allows us to harness the power of the subconscious to neutralize painful emotions around a traumatic memory and all the associations to it.
- How working with trauma memories, disempowering beliefs or unwanted emotional responses can change mental, behavioral and physical patterns.
- The emotional, mental and physical shifts Aaron noticed after three sessions.
- The science that underlies the MAP Method and recommended resources for learning more.
- How your subconscious rewires itself during a session and the safeguards that make the method easy and safe.
- How you can use the MAP Method on yourself after the first session.
- Why Aaron recommends the MAP Method to others.
Don’t miss
episode
40
where we hear Helen’s story about using the MAP Method to resolve chronic pain from an autoimmune condition and food sensitivities. For more information on the Mind ReMAP approach and services, please join my Facebook page
Mind ReMAP for Health or visit
MindReMAPforHealth.com to sign up for your introductory MAP session or a free 15-minute consultation by phone.
Episode 40: MAP for Chronic Pain - Helen's Story
Join me for episode 40 where we talk with my client, Helen Scharber, about her experience with MAP sessions, a method of advanced neural retraining, for her chronic pain from an autoimmune condition known as Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) and food sensitivities. Hear about what it is like to be in a MAP session, the benefits she received from a set of six sessions and why she would recommend the method to others.
In this episode we discuss:
- Helen’s health journey, which has included 20 years of chronic pain from an autoimmune rheumatic condition known as Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS).
- How her food sensitivities made her AS symptoms worse and methods she had tried to resolve them.
- Why she decided to try working with her subconscious mind to resolve food sensitivities.
- Other basic neural retraining methods (EMDR, tapping) and how they compare to MAP.
- How she found the MAP Method, and why she decided to work with me.
- Description of the MAP Method and the role of the practitioner.
- How your subconscious mind reveals its programming through MAP sessions.
- Why Helen describes MAP sessions as “easy and relaxing” and also “simple yet profound.”
- How, after a few months, Helen’s chronic pain subsided and most of her food sensitivities have resolved.
- The waxing and waning of physical symptoms through the MAP process and why she found it “comforting.”
- We discuss Dr. John Sarno’s work and the mind-body connection.
- Her informal ROI calculation of costs vs. benefits of MAP sessions.
Don’t miss
episode 33 where we discuss the MAP Method for complex chronic conditions with Functional Medicine specialist, Cathy Moore. To learn more about the MAP Method please visit
www.mapcoachinginstitute.com. For more information on my approach and services, please join my Facebook page
Mind ReMAP for Health or visit
MindReMAPforHealth.com to sign up for your introductory session or a free 15-minute consultation by phone.
Episode 39: MAP for the Inner Child with Anne Uemura, PhD
Join me for episode 39 where we talk with Dr. Anne Uemura, a therapist and MAP Method practitioner with training in many methods, including Psych-K, Matrix Energetics and Theta Healing. She is the author of Listen to the Cries of Your Heart.
In this episode we talk about her journey, her work with the Inner Child and how she uses the MAP Method in her practice. Hear about her work with the MAP Method to heal inner wounds received in childhood that are barriers to emotional, mental and physical health. Listen until the end to hear how you can learn more about Dr. Uemura’s work.
In this episode we discuss:
- How she went from an academic career in philosophy to psychotherapy.
- How she found the MAP Method and decided to certify.
- What it means to live in your head vs. being guided by intuition.
- How she came to write a book on Inner Child methods.
- Who has Inner Child wounds and how do they show up in adulthood?
- How the MAP Method has added to her work with Inner Child parts.
- Stories about her client’s successes with MAP.
- Why Inner Child work is particularly helpful for creatives, intuitives and empaths.
- How the MAP Method compares with other therapy methods.
- What forgiveness means and why it’s beneficial.
- How to learn more about Inner Child group programs and one-on-one sessions with Dr. Uemura.
Don’t miss
episode 29 where Colette Streicher, the founder of the MAP Method™ of advanced neural retraining, talks about the origins of the method, the research behind it and the applications. To learn more about working with Dr. Uemura please visit:
annekuemuraphd.com or find her on Instagram:
@heal.your.heart_with_dr_anne
Episode 38: MAP for Sensitivities with Madeleine Lowry
Join me for episode 38 where we will discuss how we can retrain the brain to overcome allergies and sensitivities. I’m going to talk about my work with allergies and sensitivities as a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and how working with the brain resolved my sensitivities as well as a number of chronic health issues. Learn about basic methods for neural retraining, like DNRS, and why an advanced method is needed for those with higher levels of lifetime trauma.
Hear about my new program, MAP for Sensitivities, a unique program that works on two levels - the conscious and subconscious to retrain the brain to tolerate foods, chemicals, mold and other environmental irritants and more. Listen until the end to hear about the format of the program and how you can learn more and register.
In this episode we discuss:
- My health journey and how I began to investigate allergy elimination techniques.
- My work with allergy & sensitivity clients as a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner.
- How working with the brain eliminates allergies & sensitivities by re-establishing tolerance.
- The surprising side benefit of resolving sensitivities--improved baseline health!
- How sensitivities lead to an extended stress response which causes poor digestion, poor nutrient uptake, impaired detoxification, dysregulated hormones and immune system, leaky gut and SIBO.
- Why I created my first program for allergies & sensitivities: Retrain Your Brain.
- Why we need an advanced neural retraining method for those with significant trauma histories.
- Introducing the MAP for Sensitivities program: a 4-week online, self-paced program packaged with 2 live MAP sessions.
- Hear about Liz and her results after two weeks of the MAP for Sensitivities program.
- How to learn more and register for the MAP for Sensitivities program.
Don’t miss
episode 30 where I discuss the impact of trauma on chronic health issues and
episode 29
where the founder of the MAP Method™ describes the origins of the method, the research behind it, and the applications. To learn more about the MAP Method for chronic health issues, or the MAP for Sensitivities program, please visit
MindReMAPforHealth.com
Episode 37: MAP for Weight Loss with Debbie Laino
Join me for episode 37 where we talk with Debbie Laino, a MAP Method(TM) practitioner and nutrition health coach, who is the founder of the Ageless Woman movement. In this episode we talk about her life story, her interest in health coaching, yoga and neuroscience and how she found the advanced neural retraining method known as the MAP Method. Hear about her work with MAP for emotional eating and weight loss. Listen until the end to hear about how you can join her next 8-week Emotional Eating program.
In this episode we discuss:
- Debbie’s health journey and her interest in nutrition.
- How Debbie uses the MAP Method to manage chronic pain patterns.
- How we identify emotional triggers for physical symptoms.
- How Debbie uses MAP in her meditations.
- Debbie’s new program for overcoming emotional eating patterns.
- Her mission to help women build self-confidence and self-esteem.
- How her program helped to achieve weight loss in all participants by changing their mindset about eating and body image.
- How not feeling worthy, fear of judgement, insecurities about relationships and negative body image can be changed through MAP sessions.
Don’t miss
episode 36 where we talk with Dr. Kelly Halderman about MAP for Emotional Fitness and health issues such as chronic fatigue, deeper sleep and acne. To learn more about Debbie Laino and her practice or to sign up for the next 8-week Emotional Eating program, please visit:
https://agelesswomanmovement.com/ or find her
Ageless Woman Movement group on Facebook.
Episode 36: MAP for Emotional Fitness with Dr. Kelly Halderman
Join me for episode 36 where we talk with Dr. Kelly Halderman, who holds two medical degrees in Family Practice and Naturopathic Medicine. She is co-author of
The Thyroid Debacle with Dr. Eric Balcavage, a manuscript she was working on when we met and where she includes her thoughts on the benefits of the MAP Method for chronic conditions. In this episode we discuss Dr. Kelly’s personal experiences with MAP sessions for chronic fatigue, deeper sleep and skin issues. Listen until the end to hear about how it feels to be in a MAP session and how long it takes to experience significant shifts.
In this episode we discuss:
- Dr. Kelly’s journey from practicing physician to a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis, chronic Lyme, chronic mold and chronic fatigue (CFS) which motivated her to retrain in naturopathic medicine and nutrition.
- The Cell Danger Response research by Dr. Robert Naviaux and how emotional trauma triggers fatigue at the cellular level.
- How Dr. Kelly heard of the MAP Method and why she decided to try it.
- How several MAP sessions helped Kelly overcome chronic fatigue, skin issues and improved her sleep and heart rate variability (HRV).
- How the MAP Method compares to other mind-body approaches, such as EMDR, EFT (tapping) or DNRS.
- Why Dr. Kelly refers patients to the MAP Method and how MAP resolved her chronic fatigue and acne.
- How we work with the subconscious mind during sessions and how the client experiences a session. Comparison to DNRS and neurofeedback.
- The origins of the MAP Method and why we call it a quantum leap over EMDR, tapping or talk therapy.
- Dr. Kelly describes her experience of MAP sessions.
- The 10 fitness factors described in her new book, The Thyroid Debacle and how these apply to managing complex chronic illness.
Don’t miss
episode 29 where we interviewed Colette Streicher, licensed psychotherapist and founder of the MAP Method™, about the origins, applications and research behind the method. To order Dr. Kelly Halderman’s new book,
The Thyroid Debacle, visit
Amazon.com or your favorite book seller. To learn more, please follow Dr. Kelly Halderman and Dr. Eric Balcavage on Instagram.
Episode 35: MAP for Optimal Health and Fertility with Kristin Cornett, NTP
- My personal journey that led me to Nutritional Therapy and neural retraining.
- The importance of the brain, nervous system, and subconscious mind in physical and emotional well-being.
- What MAP is and the science behind how the method works.
- What a typical MAP session looks (and feels) like and what you can expect as a client.
- Kristin’s life-changing experience with MAP and how it's helped her make profound shifts in her life and health.
- Some of my favorite stories about major changes I've seen in others during my MAP training.
Episode 34: MAP for Food Addiction with Suzanne Bond
- How Suzanne discovered the MAP Method™.
- How the MAP Method has changed her life, psychologically and physically, and how it has helped her in her business life.
- How she uses MAP with patients for anxiety, fear and addictions.
- How she came to develop a program for binge eaters and the amazing results they experienced.
- Her group program for binge eating and food addictions.
- How to register for the Freedom from Food Addiction course --new classes starting each month!
Episode 33: MAP for Complex Chronic Conditions-Cathy Moore, PA
- How Cathy discovered the MAP Method™.
- How the field of Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) and the work of Candace Pert, Ph.D. supports the connection between emotions and the immune and endocrine systems.
- Her personal experience with the MAP Method and how it compares with EMDR, EFT, tapping, or brain spotting.
- The top 3 reasons people with complex chronic conditions get stuck in their healing process.
- Why she recommends the MAP Method for her patients.
- Results Cathy has seen in her patients as a result of MAP for chronic fatigue, impaired detoxification, sleep issues, anxiety, addictions, and multiple traumas.
Episode 32: MAP Method for Autoimmune with Jelena Katić Ujević
Join me for episode 32 where we will meet Jelena Katić Ujević, a top MAP Method™ coach and MAP Method instructor from Croatia. Hear about the mental, emotional and physical improvements she experienced through MAP sessions. We discuss how the MAP Method addresses physical symptoms and Jelena’s impressive work with autoimmune and chronic conditions. Listen until the end to learn how you can participate in Jelena’s autoimmune program.
In this episode we discuss:
- How Jelena discovered the MAP Method™.
- How MAP sessions have helped her emotionally, mentally and physically.
- Her work with the MAP Coaching Institute.
- How she uses the MAP Method with her clients.
- Applications for MAP with autoimmune and other chronic conditions.
- Where Jelena would like to take MAP in the future.
- How you can benefit from the autoimmune program.
For more information about Jelena’s work, to view testimonial videos about the autoimmune program or to contact her, please visit:
https://www.mapcoachinginstitute.com/MAPCoach-Jelena-Katic-Ujevic
In the “When your body says YES” program, you will go deep into your subconscious mind to release beliefs, emotions, and experiences that have led to chronic stress and health challenges, thereby improving immune system function and reducing inflammation.
To register for Jelena’s “When the Body Says YES” program for autoimmune and chronic conditions, please use this link and code HEALTHIER2020COACHING for a special discount: https://www.mapcoachinginstitute.com/offers/uEfv4doq
Episode 31: MAP Method FAQs with Amy Soule
- How Amy discovered the MAP Method™.
- How MAP sessions resolved her joint pain, brain fog and allergies/sensitivities.
- How she uses the MAP Method with her clients.
- How the method works and why it is gentle, fast and safe.
- Brent Baum’s work with trauma resolution and how it impacts addictions, physical and mental health, much like the MAP Method.
- Results we have seen with clients from MAP sessions.
Episode 30: Trauma and Chronic Illness with Madeleine Lowry
Episode 29: MAP Method(TM) Neural Retraining with Colette Streicher
